Corporate Services & Solutions

We're the UK's leading balloon rides business, providing champagne ballooning experiences from over 100 locations throughout England, Scotland & Wales.

Around 30,000 people enjoy the trip of a lifetime with us each year thanks to our flexible range of flight vouchers and gift packages. Everyone flies in our iconic Virgin red balloons, receiving around an hour's flight, a champagne toast and a certificate endorsed by Sir Richard Branson.

What we do is about fun, romance, adventure and seeing the world from an amazing new perspective. Thanks to our wonderful brand, we're in a unique position to assist other businesses in reaching their goals and nothing makes us happier.

Our corporate services & solutions include:

• Corporate gifts
• Competition prizes & promotions
• Benefits, rewards & incentives
• Corporate events & hospitality
• PR events & photography/ filming
• Advertising balloons

We work with major brands and leading publishers on a daily basis, so you can be sure we know what it takes to deliver at the highest level - at about 5,000ft to be exact.

We are a certified air operator with the Civil Aviation Authority, a member of both the British Balloon & Airship Club and the British Association of Balloon Operators. As well as an impeccable safety record, we also have public and third party liability insurance up to £10million per passenger. So you're in the safest of hands.

Call us on 01952 212750 or email us and let's see how we can work together.

Corporate Gifts

If you're looking for a unique corporate gift to impress a key client or partner, you've landed in the right place.

Say goodbye to un-subtle branded pens, unimaginative bottles of wine and same-old retailer gift vouchers; hello spectacular views, once-in-a-life-time experiences and champagne memories!

Our nationwide reach of over 100 launch sites in England, Scotland and Wales means, wherever you send the gift, the lucky recipient shouldn't have to travel far for their airborne adventure. Our vouchers are valid for 12 months so they can take their time to decide when and where they wish to fly.

The luxury vouchers are beautifully presented in a sleek white gift wallet with silver embossing, inside which are full colour leaves with stunning balloon flight imagery and information about what to expect from a balloon flight with Virgin (all made with 100% recycled paper from FSC accredited sources) which will really start to build their anticipation. We also offer a range of gift packages with additional products to make the present even more special - including champagne, sunglasses or titles from Virgin Books.

Our standard delivery is free and we also have an Express Delivery 'Next Day' option so, even if you've left it a bit late, you can be sure your unique gift will arrive on time.

Remember this isn't just a corporate gift, you're giving them an invitation to join an exclusive club including Sir Richard Branson and the pioneers of aviation!

We offer a range of rates for larger orders depending on your requirements, so please call our sales team on 01952 212750 or email us for more information.

Prizes & Promotions

Hundreds of businesses, from major brands to leading publishers, have chosen Virgin Balloon Flights to create promotions which really fly. These have included print, online and on-pack campaigns.

We've provided prizes for Disney, BP, NPower, the Automobile Association, Virgin Money, Phileas Fogg Crisps, Channel 4 Online, the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror, Lexus Magazine, Scrumpy Jack and many more.

Virgin Balloon Flights' prizes always attract attention and generate excellent responses. So, whether your aim is to drive sales, to capture data, or just to be associated with Virgin - the most admired brand in the UK, we can help you to hit your targets.

We will provide prize details, brand assets and relevant terms & conditions as soon as you need them. We'll also take the hassle out of fulfilment; just send us the winner's details and we'll take it from there.

If you want to run a two-tiered promotion with free flights for winners and a strong discount for everyone else, we can do this. We offer special rates which are negotiable depending on the brand fit and media value and can always beat experience companies and agencies on price as we do the flying ourselves!

We also like to provide our customers with relevant exclusive offers so there are acquisition opportunities available on a contra basis.

Just call our marketing team on 01952 212750 or email us for more information.

Benefits, Rewards & Incentives

A discount on Virgin Balloon Flights is a sought after saving and we provide offers for some of the UK's largest benefits and reward schemes.

If you're looking to include a unique experience and a famous brand to your portfolio of member benefits or staff incentives, we'll provide you with an offer which is sure to be popular and add value.

Just call our marketing team on 01952 212750 or email us to find out more.

Corporate Events & Hospitality

A corporate event with Virgin Balloon Flights is a spectacular way to reward staff or impress important clients.

Hot air ballooning is also great for team-building as passengers can become really involved in the process on the day. Many businesses each year choose a hot air balloon flight for their landmark event.

We can create bespoke events of one or two balloons up to full-blown fiestas with 20 balloons and over 250 people.

Everyone who flies with us receives a fantastic experience including an hour in the air, a champagne toast and a certificate endorsed by Sir Richard Branson, but if you book a whole balloon and would like to add in any special extras (such as a particular champagne or some tasty treats) we can arrange that too.

These events can take time to put together, so please contact us at the earliest possible opportunity.

We offer corporate rates and will ensure we plan an event which works for you. Just call our sales team on 01952 212750 or email us for more information.

PR Events & Filming

Ever wondered if you can fit a double bass & a drum kit in a hot air balloon? Well, you can and we've done it.

If you're looking for a PR event which is truly out of this world (well almost!), you've landed in the right place. Our balloons are the perfect platform for a totally unique press or media event.

We've had everything in our balloons from world-record breaking concerts at 5,000ft to fashion photo-shoots. If it's possible to do it in a balloon, then we'll make it happen.

We've organised events for Virgin Radio & Sony BMG, Radio 1 and Future Music Magazine. The likes of the BBC, ITV and the Discovery Channel have filmed from our hot air balloons because of the fantastic perspective it offers. English Heritage even let us fly a Virgin balloon over Stonehenge!

Call our marketing team on 01952 212750 or email us for more information.

Advertising Balloons

Quite simply, nothing grabs more attention, more cost-effectively than an advertising hot air balloon. That's why so many major brands use them as a key part of their promotional strategies every year.

We have commissioned and managed advertising balloons for clients such as Harvey's Bristol Cream for which we secured national & regional TV, radio and press coverage at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. We will be managing the Virgin Money balloon at the Virgin London Marathons until 2015. We also work with the UK's leading specialist in running advertising balloons who manage balloons for the likes of Pimms, Nokia, Volvo and Holiday Inn.

As we buy more hot air balloons than anyone else in the UK, we have a unique relationship with the major balloon manufacturers and can negotiate excellent rates on your behalf. We have the best partners, pilots, crews and contacts in the industry and the infrastructure to fly, manage and store your balloon.

So, whether you want to use a balloon as part of an above-the-line ad campaign or for the ultimate in branded corporate hospitality, we'll be your authority on how to harness the potential of advertising balloons.

Call our marketing team on 01952 212750 or email us to discuss the opportunities.